Three popular drugs Gatifloxacine, Tesagerod and Deanxit have been banned by drug council DTAB, for their side effects on patients. The decision to ban the three medicines was taken at a meeting of the Drug Technical Advisory Council (DTAB), DTAB sources

Industrial-style livestock operations increases the use of antibiotics in animals. Thousands of animals are crammed into the unhygienic, crowded quarters of a typical factory operation, and antibiotics are dispensed constantly through the animals' feed.